[Burkeman1]

Yet the left cannot mount a critique that rises above rock lyrics and name-calling.

Perhaps that is because a serious critique would arise from conservative sensibilities, including respect for the law of unintended consequences, and the fact that a government's ability to control events anywhere is severely limited because a community, a nation and the world are like mobiles--jiggle something here, and lots of things are set in motion over there.

True. For conservatives opposed to the war with Iraq it is impossible to stand with the left in any sort of serious coalition of common purpose since their anti war "arguments" are absurd bromides amd their motivation is out of hatred for either America or Bush personally.

The only serious arguments against the war come from the right.

[TheMole]

I favor the invasion of Iraq and the sooner the better, but I'm willing to listen to serious arguments against. As you say, the only serious arguments are indeed on the "right". Say, do you remember the the war against the Serbians? You know, when Bill Sinkmaster Clinton was President and the US, Britain, some European countries and Canada bombed Yugoslavia for months? Where was the antiwar Sixties left then?

[rdb3]

True. For conservatives opposed to the war with Iraq it is impossible to stand with the left in any sort of serious coalition of common purpose since their anti war "arguments" are absurd bromides amd their motivation is out of hatred for either America or Bush personally.

Sure. The net difference between the two?

Zero.

No matter how it is spun, the exact same goals are actually shared by the far-Left and far-Right.

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